Rosie's Review of Assault

I wanted to try the Blue Arctic Raspberry Assault flavour, and Drew was great enough to give me some to last a while. I have used Assault on and off (Sean's stash) when I have not had another preworkout available, but never consistently or cumulatively, and this was my first real opportunity to see how it affected me. The conditions under which I used Assault were not typical of me re other supplements and products used with (i.e. no stimulants, not full dosages of the supplements I was using, and using the bare minimum and not even all of my staples), I was VERY pleasantly surprised with my experience, and already have a tub of the Raspberry Lemonade flavour on the way for continued use. The latest addition to my list of STAPLES, Assault is a product I do not want to be without! See why . . .

Formula: 11/10. The addition of the Suma Root is what sets Assault apart from other preworkout formulas, and is the reason why Assault works so well for me.

Smell: 9/10. In the tub the Blue Arctic Raspberry Assault smells like bubblegum. When mixed with water, it has a slightly sweeter scent, but still like bubblegum.

Taste: 8/10. The Blue Arctic Raspberry Assault tasted like a Bubble-O-Bill ice-cream (something we have in New Zealand - bubblegum flavoured ice-cream with a bubblegum nose). The taste could also be likened to the flavour of the Mixed Berry Powerade ZERO.

Solubility: 10/10. The The Blue Arctic Raspberry Assault mixed well on shaking, even for only a few seconds, with no residue.

Texture: 10/10. Like flavoured water/Mixed Berry Powerade ZERO.

Energy: 11/10. I am a stimulant junkie and have to have COPIOUS amounts of caffeine STACKED with several other stimulants/stimulant products to even be functional. However, when I was using Assault, I had actually been without stimulants for a little while and was not using any with it - a very RARE occasion for me. Assault contains little caffeine or stimulants, and if it had been any other preworkout product I would have had to stack it WITH my regular stimulants and INcrease the recommended dosage of that product in order to even see effects re energy, but with Assault ONE SCOOP was enough to give me NOTICEABLE effects re energy - during a time when at any other time, I would be going into serious stimulant withdrawal and be barely alive. The energy from Assault is smooth and focused, and lasted ~12 hours each time - one of the definite highlights of the product.

Mental Focus: 10/10. My focus didn't waver, either in the gym or out of it, and working was definitely easy. As with energy, without stimulants I am non-functional, but I was alert and very productive, with great concentration.

Pumps: 8/10. I got some decent pumps using Assault, even though the bulk of my training re sets/reps was not really optimal for or focused on getting pumps.

Vascularity: 8/10. I actually started seeing veins in my deltoids that I have never seen before when using Assault, which was interesting. Vascularity during training was pretty good, especially through deltoids and arms.

Endurance: 10/10. Definitely had this - my speed endurance just got better and better! The endurance and speed endurance I had using Assault was what I experience when I use Drive, and that's saying something (I will never have to use Drive again)!

Strength: 9/10. I actually adjusted my training programme a week before starting Assault, and was lifting heavier deliberately for most exercises, with strength a focus. I was definitely surprised on a couple of exercises that I was actually able to move a weight I have not used in quite some time, and for pretty much all exercises - except Close-Grip Pull-Ups, which suffered terribly (although there was only a minute rest between sets, and usually I use ~3 minutes for this exercise) - I was able to use weights that I had left off at the end of my last strength-focused training period.

Training Intensity: 10/10. I always train with intensity (aside from the 'off' days, which we all have every now and then, when my body just will not do what I want it to do), and this was no different. However, I was able to even able to keep my intensity high during my post-weights cardio, not something I am often able to do after EVERY resistance session (and usually I will just do this at moderate to high intensity).

Recovery: 9/10. My body only started suffering from training sessions the last few days. Before that, I experienced no DOMS from training, even though I was lifting heavier and doing different things from what I had been doing for the few months prior. And after resistance training, my body most often still felt FRESH, and I was able to make post-weights cardio INTENSE. Sleep was definitely deep and restful. I also want to note that pre, during and now, I have only been using HALF the recommended dosage of IGF-2, dosing only first thing (no pre-bed!) - the only product that has ever really helped me re recovery - and my recovery is as good, if not better than using IGF-2 (recovery being one of the primary reasons why I love IGF-2)!

Nutrient Repartitioner: N/A. I didn't really use Assault for this purpose - in fact, most of the time I was using it, when I ate, I was FORCING the food down because I had NO appetite (which is also rare for me).

Other Effects: 10/10. No Beta-Alanine tingles experienced . . . A lot of sweating during pre-weights cardio (which I don't mind, and could have also been attributed to the fever I was running throughout the first few days of starting Assault) . . . No crash experienced, either physical or mental . . . Assault seems to have a cumulative effect, becoming more noticeable as you use it . . .

Other Comments: I had not used creatine for ~3 weeks before using Assault (another rarity) and my muscle creatine threshold levels had returned to baseline. When using creatine, I dose pre AND post-training, but with Assault it was only pre. Although it takes ~3 weeks at five grams a day for the body's muscle creatine levels to return to reach threshold (meaning I was nowhere close to it), using creatine definitely makes a difference and could have contributed to some of the training effects I experienced.

Overall: 11/10. Assault is the FIRST preworkout product that I have ever used that I used the RECOMMENDED dosage and saw results. It is also the ONLY preworkout product that I have ever used STANDALONE and NOT stacked with multiple stimulant products. The fact that I was FUNCTIONAL on ALL levels withOUT having ANY additional stimulants aside from the minimal caffeine in Assault is the primary reason why Assault fast became my #1 preworkout product of choice and the only one I will use, and my FIRST EQUAL FAVOURITE PRODUCT EVER! For the first time I am NOT using stimulants and I am NOT going into withdrawal, training intensity is awesome and I can breathe well without 'help', my fitness re endurance and speed endurance and strength are on the rise, and my recovery has been awesome using only HALF my regular dosage of IGF-2 - the results speak for themselves! Definitely the inclusion of Suma Root in Assault makes the difference, working synergistically with the Rhodiola Rosea in IGF-2 (I dose these products 60-90 minutes apart), and cumulative effects make for constant progress and improvement on all fronts.

Would I use again? Yes! After using Assault, even for a week, there is nothing else I would choose or want to use pre-training any more - it gives me what I want and need. I can FINALLY stop abusing stimulants and give my body an INdefinite break from them without it being detrimental to my functionality!

Would I recommend? Definitely - I already am! I cannot say enough about Assault!

nice review, and i read your "initial impressions". hmm I might have to give it a try... how does it compare to n2kts or ???? um white flood,,..I like the part where you say"I am a stimulant junkie and have to have COPIOUS amounts of caffeine STACKED with several other stimulants/stimulant products to even be functional".

nice review, and i read your "initial impressions". hmm I might have to give it a try... how does it compare to n2kts or ???? um white flood,,..I like the part where you say"I am a stimulant junkie and have to have COPIOUS amounts of caffeine STACKED with several other stimulants/stimulant products to even be functional".

Thanks.

I have not used n2kts - I generally only use products that I believe will be beneficial for my goals and needs, that have ingredient profiles that should work, or are recommended by those whose opinions re supplements I trust, and n2kts is not a product that particularly calls out to me to want to try it.

I have used White Flood - you can read about my experience in Rosie rides the White Raspberry wave of Controlled Labs' White Flood. The purpose of me using a preworkout product is for energy (and sometimes to help with speed endurance), but not much else, and re energy, White Flood did not do it for me, and I used between 2-5 scoops (I actually didn't use other stimulant products with this either, so it gave an accurate indication of how it worked for me). Basically, everything Assault did for me, White Flood did not.

As I mentioned towards the end of my White Flood log:

I am a bit of an anomaly when it comes to most things re training, nutrition, and supplementation; I almost always never react the way people think I should.

On paper, the fact that Assault contains only ~150mg of caffeine (I would usually use SEVERAL grams of caffeine a day - on top of other stimulants) does not suggest that it would be effective re energy for me - which is why until now I had only ever used it intermittently. However, it's not just about the caffeine, and the ingredient that makes Assault work for me is the Suma Root - which is truly "magic" and amazingly beneficial for an individual like me. AND I was at the point where I need to do something about my "stimulant habit", because I was having to take more and more and they just weren't working for me anymore, plus I was curious about trying the Blue Arctic Raspberry Assault flavour . . .

Trust me, I am unbelievably happy that I used Assault. For the first time in a LONG time my body is going to get the break from stimulants that it needs and I am NOT going to dread and hate every minute of it, my performance is not going to suffer, and I am going to continue to progress towards my goal achievement!

I have not used n2kts - I generally only use products that I believe will be beneficial for my goals and needs, that have ingredient profiles that should work, or are recommended by those whose opinions re supplements I trust, and n2kts is not a product that particularly calls out to me to want to try it.

I have used White Flood - you can read about my experience in Rosie rides the White Raspberry wave of Controlled Labs' White Flood. The purpose of me using a preworkout product is for energy (and sometimes to help with speed endurance), but not much else, and re energy, White Flood did not do it for me, and I used between 2-5 scoops (I actually didn't use other stimulant products with this either, so it gave an accurate indication of how it worked for me). Basically, everything Assault did for me, White Flood did not.

As I mentioned towards the end of my White Flood log:

On paper, the fact that Assault contains only ~150mg of caffeine (I would usually use SEVERAL grams of caffeine a day - on top of other stimulants) does not suggest that it would be effective re energy for me - which is why until now I had only ever used it intermittently. However, it's not just about the caffeine, and the ingredient that makes Assault work for me is the Suma Root - which is truly "magic" and amazingly beneficial for an individual like me. AND I was at the point where I need to do something about my "stimulant habit", because I was having to take more and more and they just weren't working for me anymore, plus I was curious about trying the Blue Arctic Raspberry Assault flavour . . .

Trust me, I am unbelievably happy that I used Assault. For the first time in a LONG time my body is going to get the break from stimulants that it needs and I am NOT going to dread and hate every minute of it, my performance is not going to suffer, and I am going to continue to progress towards my goal achievement!

~Rosie~

Very poetic, I love your writing skills. I concur, Assault is awesome.

It's too bad work gets in the way of training...gotta get paid though!

awesome review. i have three tubs waiting to be used in three flavors also so this will be fun

Cheers, Phil What flavours? I have used all but the Fruit Punch (which is ok, since I am not a "punch" - flavour or drink - person) - in order of preference re taste I am: Green Apple (see Rosie's Impressions of Green Apple Assault) > Blue Arctic Raspberry > Raspberry Lemonade.